Edward Joseph Acosta
Died: March 5, 2012
Rank: Specialist
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Branch: U.S. Army
Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Edward Joseph Acosta, 21, died March 5, in La Jolla, California, of injuries sustained Dec. 3, 2011, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised-explosive device in Wardak province, Afghanistan. His hometown was Hesperia, Calif.
Back to MHS Honors and Remembers